The List of Social Media Issues

Your brain is under attack — here’s a list of social media issues.

Social media this and social media that. Social media has been around for quite a while now, but not all is well in this wired wonderland.

I keep this list of vari­ous social media issues for myself to stay on top of the biggest anti-social trends.

Here we go:

List of Social Media Issues

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List of Social Media Issues

Social media isn’t just sun­shine and rain­bows. With massive change come new social media issues we must deal with.

Here are a few examples of social media issues:

• Fake Bots, Scam Bots, Troll Bots
• Ghost Followers
• Filter Bubbles (Social Media Algorithms)
• Echo Chambers (Confirmation Bias)
• Media Logic & Social Media Logic
• The Silent Switch
• Dark Web, Dark Social
• Facebook Zero
• Cyberbullying
• Online Trolls, Online Hate
• Fake News, Alternative Facts
• Conspiracy Theories
• Online Disinformation Campaigns
• Electoral Tampering
• Government Surveillance, Facial Recognition
• Cyber Terrorism
• Spam, Phishing, Identity Theft, Online Fraud
• Cancel Culture, De-Platforming
• The Useful Idiot Syndrome
• Selfie Generation
• Online Wannabeism
• The Copyright Mafia
• The Techlash, Cambridge Analytica
• The Splinternet
• Paywalls (Journalism)
• Clickbait Journalism
• Social Media Fakers
• Fear of Screen Time
• Mental Health Issues
• Programmatic Brainwashing
• Information Overload
• Filter Failure
• Deepfake Videos
• Artificial Intelligence (Threat)

Read also: Social Media: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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Your Brain, Your Responsibility

I don’t know how much you or I can influ­ence any of the above. But I know that you con­trol where you decide to dir­ect your attention.

Social media this and social media that, yes. But remember:

Social media is every­one’s respons­ib­il­ity.
Your brain, when using social media, is your responsibility.

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• Social Media — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Social Media Algorithms and How They Rule Our Lives
• The Follower Contract
• The Silent Switch — A Stealthy Death for the Social Graph
• The Narcissistic Principle: Why We Share in Social Media
• Social Media Naturals
• Social Media Myths in PR
• No Brand Community for You
• How Ghost Followers Destroy Your Social Accounts
• Critical Mass: How Many Social Media Followers Do You Need?
• A Community Manager’s Job Description
• Facebook Zero: Your First Fix Was Free
• Dark Social: The Online Interaction We Can’t See
• The List of Social Media Issues

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